SECOND EDITION Wararapa Daily Times. [ESTABLISHED 1878.] THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 1894. THE PEEL ESSAY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, 8 March 1894, Page 2

SECOND EDITION Wararapa Daily Times. [ESTABLISHED 1878.] THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 1894. THE PEEL ESSAY.

The "Peel essay incident" stems likely to become historio.il. The facts are briefly as follows, Shortly after the Australian bank crash last year; Mr A. G, V. Peel, a junior clerk in the Treasury Department of the Home Government, was instructed to prepare a minute, in'order ip test his ability, on the causes and probable results of tho Colonial financial disaster. The essay written was sufficient evidence of the ability of young Peel, but the-document was never intended to become .public. When, owing to some mistaß'e, it got into the hands of the Austrian ministers they, as can he well understood, little appreciated the strictures passed on the rottenness of Australian finance, and the ill-judged attempts of tlie ministries of the respective Colonies to cope with, the crisis. Severe criticism was pissed on the impertinence of a junioi* olerk leelurjng responsible statesmen. But. the Australian ministers were scarcely fair to the Home authorities, who in no* way. endorsed the minute, and explained that it was a purely private document whioh was never intended to be made public, The stupidity or carelessness of the party who allowed it to reach Australia, was most reprehensible, but the authorities hod apologised and explained. This explanation wsb duly received, but was suppressed- by Sir G. Drnes when bitterly attacking the Home Government on tho subject. The cable now.

Una 01 the ureytown schoolboys,, Clarence Keedwoll, met with a .painful mishap this olbming. Me was playing cricket, when' another boy hit the ball with considerable, force, and it'struck Keedwell in the jaw, splitting his tengue against his teeth, The doctor had to put a'fow Btitchea into the injured member, and for a Bhort time Clarenco: is dumb;— Stwidard, ,-.-.'! TIIB N ATIONALHOTBLrLAMBTON QUAY, WELLINGTON, ; Has undergone considerable-alterations lately, and visitors to Wellington during the holidays will find tip accommodation First Glass.. The bote is close to the Station and Guests can' rely on being called intimefor both the Wairar? apa, and Manawatu Trains. Tariff 4s Gd per"day,'Wairarapi. : paper : filed,'-,-Tliss TVbitff,

.Wairarapa North County Council Bits t|lß,a(twnooiiil ::: s'' : ;f S;-" :■:■;■ ■■ Saya Biiflefin:-" ?Figurea cannot lie/ Butaome liars oVn figure,"

lord was recently re-' feree at a prize fight, whioh took place at Perth (PU). -■"■■:•:■■■■;.. At the Napier Fire Brigades competition the Masterton Municipals, went through the three-men hydrant event in 37 seoonds and the.Yoluuteerteamin 41 BeooridC'V" '■"■.". '■" ' :

In tho Pplioe Court, Auckland, yesterday, Samuel Pasooe was charged - with witnessing the signature of Khoda Smith, an elector, without having heard the elector declare that the signature was hers. It waß shown that Pascbe had witnessed 530 claims to vote in the same way, but as; the nampa were those of bomfi'k electors and Pascoo acted, in good faith; ho was fined only 10s and cobUSOs. \- ■ ■ .. ' '

It has bfieri deoidecj.that the Kaster enoampment for tho volunteer corps in the Wellington District shnll be held thißyearat Poriru'a.Tho New Plymouth, Wanganui, Marlon, Feilding, Palmetaton North, Wellington Oity.Rifle Corps and Heretaunga Mounted Rifles will attend the camp. 1 Saya Detroit Free Press :—" Rudyard Kipling's latest effort is a long poem in the Pall Mall Gazette about three seal Ashing pirates, Just as we've got tho Behring Boa business amicably settled with the United States, Kipling has to put !b his oar. The young man wilt get these two peaceful nations in trouble yet." '

For the past fortnight a sheep dog has been on Hokowhenu watching a horse, which has evidently strayed from its homo, says-the Manawatu Standard, The poor animal is reduced to an emaciated condition, But it holds to its dreary watoh ; with remarkable fidelity, dragging its limbs after the horse, which is revelling in the best'of feed, while its companion is slowly dying for want of food.

The Thirteen Club dined in Room 18 at the Holborn Restaurant on Saturday, January 13th, The company occupied 18seo in going in to dinner. The.tables were lighted by thirteen candles, and surrounded by thirteen persons, and some of the spßeohes wore confined to thirteen word 3, Some of the tables were served by cross-eyed waiters, Monitors donned green ties, carried' peacock feathers, and wore ininature skeleton badges, The salt stands were in the shape i f a coffin, and bore the inscription —" In memory of many sensoless supers stitions killed at the Thirteen Club Dinner, 1894." The chairman was Mr Harry Furniss, who romarked that the Home Rule Bill was introduced on the 13th nf the month, it pissed its third reading on the 13tb, the Lords threw it out on the 13th,andthe House adjourned that week on a Friday. Looking glasses were broken, salt spilt, and other I" superstitions "defiod. :

A.meetbg ot members of the Oriental Football Club will bo hold at the Empire Hotel, on Friday ovening next, at 7.30 o'clock.

Jn Mr Henry Custance's "Riding) Reoolleotions," just published, a story appears about a clergyman who called at thohousßofatuif character known as Billy Nioholl, and Mrs Nioholl-said, " Wilhim, Mr Johnson, the vicar, has railed for a subscription for the restoration of our church." Billy, who, we are told, " was always rough and ready, replied, ' Gib him a pony.'" The clergyman, hearing this remark, said to Mra Nioholl, "J am sorry, but a pony would be of no use to me, as 1 neither ride nor drive.". She could not help laughing on telling Billy what the clergyman had said, so he called out, " Well, gie him a I tenner, and tell him to ba off." On receiving the ±'lo Mr Johnson thanked Mrß Nicholl with effusion, and went awnyqiito satisfied, little thinking he bod lost £ls by not taking what was first offered him.

When in Tasmania (says the South Australian Register] an Adelaide politisian was told of a coincidence whioh iu a novel would appear to be improbable, The greatest bully and fighter in Hobart was the son of a conviclfwho had been found guilty of the'murder of a gentleman in England. An officer landing from a man-of-war for the first time in Tasmania, by interfering to protect someone from the Hobart bully, had to light the latter, and gava him his first good thrashing, It subsequently transpired that this officer was the only Bon of the man the bully's father had murdered.

, Thero is a story of Mr Villiers,-the Father of the House of Commons, which ' has not (tho Glok believes) been told ' in print as yet. There was a rumour 1 that Mr Villiera was seriously ill, and a ■ representative was sent by the authorities t. of a London newspaper to ascertain the i facts. HesawMrVilliam'housekeeper, who protested that the report was I utterly unfounded; but, wishing to be on the safe side, the reporter suavely j asked for the name of his. medical I adviser. "Hehasn't got one," was the : reply. "That's the reason ho's lived so I long,". | The "acre" Is the amount which a team of oxen were supposed to plough in a day. It corresponds to the German ''morgm" and the French "joumie." 1 It was fixed by the ordinance of Edward ' I. Asa furlong in length and four polesin r . breadth. The "furlong" or "furrow•llong" iB the distance which a team nf ten can plough conveniently without bpping to rest. Oxen, as ive know, ere driven, not with a whip, but with goad or pole, the most convenient ngthfor which was 16$ feet) and the cient ploughman also used his pole or irch as a measure by plaoing it at right gles to his first furrow, thus markine i the amount he had to plough. Hence r "pole" or "peroh" of 10$ feet,' lich at first sight seems a very singular lit to have selected, This width is also nvenient both : for turning the plough d fur aowing. Hence the most consent unit of land for arable purposes is a furlong in length and a peroh or leimwidth,—Sir John Lobiiouk, 1 am told (says the London corresponnt of tho Manchester Courier) that stead of coating 160,000, as was at tiraated,vhe Opium Commission will quire m> less than i 70,000. What akes the business look all the. more dicrous is that t|ie authorities of tho ritjsh Medical Association declare that j 1 the facts which can be secured by the idtan Commissioners can be obtained rafeff pounds, The Government forido the Indian dootora to give inforation. Notwithstanding this, they have lined evidence which shows that' the ories we have had repeated of the isractur of the opium traffic are gross raggerations. In the South Island sheep-stealing apire to be carried on in a whole-hearted an'ner, _ The North' Otago Times says :- 'e aio informed that arunholdor-intbis strict' lost over 2000 sheep last season, id whoro they have gone to ho is totally aawarc. All ho known is that they have lystcriously disappeared—atolcn, in faotfew days ago wo published a statement lade by the Tuapcka Times that several of le interior runs lost large numbers of sheep y the depredation of thieves, and'these entry have evidently extended the limits f-their operations to this district, -The proverb says;''A fellow feeling lakes us woridiouß kind," arid we con. deutly assert that when the Honourable he Premier advocates •' cheap money "; for ij'ltlors he is thinking more of the require.ibaents otthe Government,— Fielding Sim■'■ ' v How is it? Why'is it ? ; There are con : tinual ..complaints down town about the : slackness of trade: it is said that customers J are scarce and the shops are empty, that in mere than one large establishment the grass: ia growing ihrough <the floor boards, and : there being nothing to .do shopwalkers no ' longer prowl.- 'Change. the.;scene with a i hop, stop, and jump and you are in the Bon .' Maroho, the .premises' of Messrs'gooper & ! Co. Be'wiso:and remain there till you'vo ! done your shopping: thoy are always busy, thoy' know not J pression, the grass doesn't "grow/.between" j b'oar'ds.'Durln'githeirgrcat.'salej- i wbiohia now on,-, two expert carpenters are. 'i requited to keep .the.4oor'.morder.;'THe" i sale M j

jttaMard writes {£( 'Mr Eweh who' was, Bome time ago stationed iff;; Carterton,' and latterly in Pabiatiia, arrived here by train _ from Wellington last : 'Monday morningt .to temporarily relieve Mr Bymes,aotiiig manager for the Bank N,Z, Mr Eweii is expected to remain here for about a month, when he intends tnklnga tripto Eiißlaritl'" Jndge Ward,of the Native Land Cour'j is recovering from his recent severe ill" nesa,but it wiilbo some time before he is able to resume his duties,

Applications are invited for the position of-Overseer of Works for the Pahiatua County, The Eketahuna Road Board invites tenders for two miieß of metalling on MouutMorgan Road, and one mile of niotalliag oh the South Road,

The Feilding Star makes the assertion that "pigß will do five hundred times more towards advancing the best interestß of the country than the most intelligent Ministry possible on the Treasury benches, Th6re is a lot of money in Pigs." Four (jreytown prospeotors, Messrs 0 Fabian, W. Bishop, Alwood and Workman, left for the Waiohine Gorge yesterday morning,, tn thoroughly examine the Tararua ranges in thisdireotion for gold, — Umdarl

A singular instance of citrine sagacity and fidelity is reoorded by the Ha tyke's Bay herald in- connexion with the recent southerly gale, The surf was breaking In immense waves over the Marine Parade, when a small dog, to which a little son of Br Moore is 'much attached, went over the sea-wall just as a wave was receding, The little boy jumped after his dogj and Mr Leo Von Haast,. seeing the child's imnrnant danger, leaped over after him, Just as Mr Von Hoast was clambering back over the wall ivith the child leaving tho little dog to its fate, a big dug that had run up, noted the omission, and leaping over in its turn seized tho helpless little canine, and brought him safely over the wall, human and oinino resouors just getting their burthens into safety a; a great wave washed over the spot they had left, •..■■■ ■

Church conferences and assemblies unfoitunntely oeem to cause as much bitter feeling as political controversies, We read in the cable news that the Rev. Mr Mclnness, of Sydney, who was elected Moderator of the Presbyterian Assembly, dealt entirely in his address with the subject of the inspiration of the Bible, and aimed so severe a blow at orthodox tenets that one member was compelled to rise and denounce it as rank heresy. And at the Wesleyan conference which is being held at. Brisbane, tho Rev, Mr Pay no madu serious charges against Europeans residing in the far North, He alleged that tho blacks were shot down as a nuisance, and the danger they rail caused the tribesmen to flee to partß where food was scarco, the result, being a'horrible condition of cannibalism.

A seedy-looking individual, oharged with diunkennoss, was dhmisssd with a caution by Mr Hutchison, S,M., rathe Misterton Court this inornlng.

Colonel I. D, McDonald, of Columbia City, Ind, tolls a good storj of animal intelligence. Ue had bought a lot of Block, iucluding a con and her calf,which he mb driving home. The cow's affection for its offspring had attracted attention more than once, A length a river was reached, which, belng.uubridged.the cattle had to ford. The witter was deep, and as the cattle plunged in thoy wero swept off their feet, the mother cow among the rest. The calf meantime was taken by (he current several rods down stream, and when the poor cow regained her footing and discerned this her distress was apparent. Instead of making for the opposite short,, us the other animals had done, she swam down the stream below her calf, The current drove the young creature against tho protecting bulk of the mother. Tho cow, satiafiedjat this state of affairs, started for the shore, the calf swimming alongside of her. About midway of the river the swift current, striking tho calf in the fore-quarter,Bwept it behind the cow, and again it floundored down stream, Once more the mother went to the rescue, Bhehadtoßwim around to the other Bide of the calf, and, this done, she had to steady herself in the stream until the olf was against her side. Her efforts were this time success ful, and cow and calf swam safely to Bhore.

i A shocking story is told of ono of the effects of the g*le—one of a hundredexperienced in Great Britain on Wednesday, Dec, 12th, A steamer from Dublin was lose off Holyhead, but, before she went down, the captain and three men contrived to launch one of the boats. The other men left on board, eight in number, sank with tbe ship some halfhour after the boat left her side. The four men jn the boat saw her disappear. All but one of them were reserved for a still mora dreadful death. They perished of exhaustion in the wild weather, and, in the end, the captain was the sole survivor, First one died, and then another, the tempeat boating the life out of them, and then washed the bodies away. A third man remained with the naptain, but, after hours of suffering, he went the way of the rest. Be was probably suffocated in the water at the bottom of the boat, into which he fell when he could no longer keep his Beat, Arthur Olagden writes:-In the die" cussion-which followed Lord Onslow 1 ' paper on "State Socialism," at the Koyal Colonial Institute, Mr Perceval, the Nsw Zealand Agent-General said :- "Whutover success the Labour Party in New Zealand have attained, they have aoluoved it by working with one of the existing parties of the State. Thoy did not form a 'cave' as in Wow South Wales, and the result has been thny havo got "a modicHm of their programme." Whereon the London Daily Newt remarks: - "Exactly so I And whathas nut John Burns got by the same wise action 1 The sturdy phalanx'uf labour representatives, helped most loyally by thelrisb members, have gainod moro from tho Liberal tiivernmentihan was ever gained in any previous decade of Parliamentary life." Mr Gardiner Hubbard, President of the American Geographical Society, has issued on addreßß, the gist'of which is that the white race can never flourish under tropical skies. He instances the magnificent Amazon Valloy, The Amazon River system drains a basin of fertile hnd, basking under a climato of perpetual summer, larger than the whole lof Europe, Yet n is praotically nniu* I habited. Its aboriginal population has [disappeared, or is disappearing, and the I whites who in sparse numbers take their place scarcely pretend to come with tbe expectation of remaining. There are still tracla na large as Franco of which wo wo know Ibbb than of any equal area on the gltibJe. Tribes of men are Hying thcro who are yet absolutely in the stone age, and who, "oven by barter"—we .are quoting Professor Brinton, the American anthropologist—" or distant rumour never heard of the European race, or the use of mettle," . A residen in the Bush has written to WrE. H. Waddington, Secretary to the North Wairarapa Benevolent Society, threatening to forward four young children to him at once, unless the unfortunate Secretary sends along some oash ! •

We beg to notify that the following lineß of Messrs Bock & Co,, Manufacturing Chemists, can be obtained at the W.F.O.A's Fancy Goods'Dppartment ;-Non Mercurial Plating Fluid, price Is 6d, unsurpassed for cleaning gold or silver and re-plating brass and copper, Beck's Waterproof Cement, price Ib, will resist hot or cold water' and repair china glass, delf, leather, eta, etc, Camphyleno Balls, in neat air-tight jars, containing 18 balls, price Is, to keep moths out of clothing, aluo a perfect disinfectant. Herb Extract, price Ib, an infalliablo cure for toothache; guaranteed not injurious to the teeth or Health; it stops the most acute pain immediitely, and proves a permanent cure, in nearly all cases where tho teeth are hollow, German cure for corns and warts price Is, this famous Remedy will speedily and painlessly onto soft or hard corn:,. also warts, bunions and chilblains. Mortem Insect Powder is without doubt the most reliable insect deatroyer in tho world, huing'quite harmless to animal life it is unequalled in destroying F ies, Mosquitoes, Fleas, UJugs, Liccj- Cockroaches Ants, Caterpillars, Aphis, Moths, Silverflsh, and all insects known,VTo'ubo Mortem with profit it is.bi:st to get bne'of our Insect Powder Spreaders,' through, which, by gentle, pressure with the hand, the powder is ejected and .well diffused,-...Pnoe! Is eaoh.r.The. Wairarapa Farmers Co-operative Association tyd. tmi

Mr Hutchison, S.M„ announced that tho Masterton Court would not sit on the 22nd inst., unless tor cases of special urgency, on account of the Licensing election.

Werogret to notice that Mr T, Hutoliison is suffering from influenza. This morning, in Court, he luoked as if ho Bhould have been in bed rather than orrthe Bench, i As the VVbareama team are unable to oorae",dowh to Mastertoh for the orioket match arranged for Saturday it will probaMy he postponed till the following Thursday, • - .-' v," -

It is reportedthat Mrs" Joe" Criciiton of the Akura is dead, A large tarigi will probably take place. ~■■.'.'.' , A loßfc buggy rug is advertised for in another column.

A superior piano, in excellent orden i!b offered for Bile at £48. : x

" The intention of the present Bank" ruptoy Act," Bald Mr Pownall thu morning, "is that after a man has once filed there no action against lnm without the consent of the Court," ;

Two men to five women ateemployed in teaohlng in the United States, though the average salaries of men are Increaaing mnoh more rapidly than those of women,'

There are twenty-one law firms in I tho United States that are conducted jointly by husbands and wives. >National bankruptcy,''it is said, will come to Brazil before many more months pass.

Messrs' Lowes and lorns add 15 18 months and 2 year old steers arid heifers and 60 lanibs to their Ekotshuna ntook sale for Wednesday, 14th Msriih.

The return cricket match between the two Masterton Printing Offices will probably be played on Saturday afternoon next' ' '■-,

Captain Fdwin wires to-day-: '•lndications strong northeast to north andwest winds after twenty hours from now and fur glass falling," The Trystees of the North Wairarapa Benevolent Booiety are to be congriy tulated on their administration, They have been roduoing expenditure at the rate of £6O per annum for the last two years. ' .

Mr Eli Smith informs us that the Mount Baker Road makes the journey to Mastertun from Alfredton about two hours shorter t]ian via Eketahuna. The portion of the Maaterton R, M, Court reserved for tho publio wbb crowded this morning with dogs, babies, ladies, and loafing men whose room would have boen preferable to their company. It ii difficult to understand what attraction tho dry and teohnical detailsof the ordinary civil cases canhavo for these idlors.

Tho -following gentlemen have consented to bo nominated for' the Master'ton- Licensing Committee as representing theModerato Party: Messrs Alex. Walker aid J. Hesßey, Maatertonj Meßsrs P, von Reden and B. Syverton, Eketahuna; Messrs Dawaon and Stewart Pablatua; und Mr J. Groves, Tenui. Another canbidato is required but the «no asked has not given )hb consent. R'ltepayeia beware I The' Borough Council are on the traolc of those who have not paid their rates. Soveral olaims were brought in the Masterton Court this morning, but the majority had already paid the amounts into Court, Mr John Tdcker notifies that his new Billiard Room will bo opened on Saturday next, March 10th, It is one of the best fitted'in the district, and under the management of a compotent marker. "~-\ .•■ The usual meeting of the Featheraton School Committee was bold last evening, a report of which will appear in tomorrow's issue. The Carterton Rifle Club makes a formal opening to.day. A large number of visitors are expected to be present. A young man was riding a bioyole in Cole street yesterday afternoon, when the machine collapsed, and he came a oropper, cutting his wrist rather severely.. The efforts of a would-bo driver, of a jibbing horse to get the animal to move in a required direction appeared to interest a lot of people yesturday afternoon, a largo crowd gathering at the scone of opemtions'in front of tho Town Clerk's office.

_ The apostolic clock of Strasburg opened its three days' season in Greytown last evening and wbb particularly well patronised. The proprietor says that he haa done better at Greytown than in Masterton or Carterton. '

The Great Realising Sale lasting for 20 days, promises to bo a gigantic success. The whole stock is to be offered at genuine , reduced prices, many of the lines will be marked at less than English cost at Te Abo House Wellington. During the Great Sale, Ladies Aprons will be sold at 4}, 4 Button Kid Gloves all new fresh goods at Is lid per pair, White and Cream Laces at 9d per doz, Ladies Linen Collars new shapes at 3d each, Boys Skilor Collars at 3d each, Bold everywhere at Cd, atTE Abo House Wellington. It will pay country customers to tako a run down to tho Great Realising Sale. Thoy will save all the cxponses'and be money in pocket by buying all they nant while good are bo oheap. Orders from the Counter will be carefully selected and sent carriage paid from the Great* Realising Sale at Tb Abo House,—Advt,